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EVault Backup FAQ

Overview

Please note that this procedure applies to VMware ESX/ESXi 3.0 through 4.1. VMware ESX/ESXi 5.0 and up are not supported by EVault at this time.

Installing the EVault Backup client on a VMware server can be done through a series of commands in the shell or terminal within the target ESX server. This procedure outlines the steps required to install the EVault Backup client on your VMware server:

To install the Agent, download and copy the Agent-VMware-ESX-Server-6.71.<version-info>.tar.gz package onto the target ESX Server using the following command:

Note: You must perform the following steps locally on the target ESX Server.

Extract the files from the package. To do so, use this command (in which “PACKAGENAME” could be “Agent-VMware-ESX-Server-6.71”):tar xvfz PACKAGENAME.tar.gz

Go to the directory where you extracted the package.

Run the installation script:# ./install.sh

Note: The installation script will interactively prompt you for configuration information such as web registration (address, port number, and authentication) and log file name.

Enter the WebCC username for this server.
Enter the WebCC password for this server.

Enter the EVault Backup Username as the input for the prompt requesting the WebCC username. Refer to the View EVault Backup Storage Details procedure for instructions to view the EVault Backup Username.